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LECTURE 16
     questions after lecture

first try these again

now think about these

  • Did you guess right about the winner of the race? What is a good way to explain why up plus down loses?
  • Do you understand the gamma factor triangle which has 1 on the hypotenuse? For that triangle, if v/c=3/5, what is gamma?
  • How did Michelson and Morley look for the gamma factor effect with light?
  • What is the value of a null experiment such as Michelson"s?

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